Economic Changes
Scenarios involving different economic systems, trade patterns, and financial developments
What If The Flixborough Disaster Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the catastrophic 1974 explosion at the Nypro chemical plant in Flixborough, UK never occurred, potentially altering the course of chemical industry safety regulations and industrial development.
What If The French Revolution Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the French monarchy successfully navigated the political and economic crises of the late 18th century, preventing the revolutionary upheaval that reshaped Europe and the modern world.
What If The Fukushima Disaster Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster was averted, potentially altering global energy policies, Japan's economic trajectory, and the future of nuclear power worldwide.
What If The German Fraunhofer Institutes Took a Different Approach?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Germany's influential Fraunhofer Society pursued a fundamentally different research and technology transfer model, dramatically altering the course of European innovation and global technological development.
What If The GI Bill Was Never Passed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 failed to pass, fundamentally altering America's post-war development, higher education landscape, and middle-class formation.
What If The Gig Economy Never Developed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the gig economy failed to emerge, dramatically altering the landscape of modern work, technology platforms, and labor relations in the 21st century.